抄録
The affinity of a synthetic polymer nanoparticle (NP) to a target biomacromolecule is determined by the association and dissociation rate constants (kon, koff) of the interaction. The individual rates and their sensitivity to local environmental influences are important factors for the on-demand capture and release a target biomacromolecule. Positively charged NPs for small interfering RNA (siRNA) delivery is a case in point. The knockdown efficacy of siRNA can be strongly influenced by the binding kinetics to the NP. Here, we show that kon and koff of siRNA to NPs can be individually engineered by tuning the chemical structure and composition of the NP. N-Isopropylacrylamide-based NPs functionalized with hydrophobic and amine monomers were used. koff decreased by increasing the amount of amine groups in the NP, whereas kon did not change. Importantly, NPs showing a low koff at pH 5.5 together with a high koff at pH 7.4 showed high knockdown efficiency when NP/siRNA complexes were packaged in lipid nanoparticles. These results provide direct evidence for the premise that the efficacy of an siRNA delivery vector is linked with the strong affinity to the siRNA in the endosome and low affinity in the cytoplasm.
本文言語 | 英語 |
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ページ(範囲) | 3648-3657 |
ページ数 | 10 |
ジャーナル | Biomacromolecules |
巻 | 20 |
号 | 10 |
DOI | |
出版ステータス | 出版済み - 10月 14 2019 |
!!!All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- バイオエンジニアリング
- 生体材料
- ポリマーおよびプラスチック
- 材料化学